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His oldest friend: the story of an unlikely bond across generations
Par Sonny Kleinfield. 2005
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter portrays the relationship between Margaret Oliver, a ninety-three-year-old New York City nursing home resident,…
and Elvis Checo, a young Dominican Republic immigrant hired as Margaret's companion by her daughter. Depicts how the arrangement evolved into genuine friendship as they shared stories and laughs. 2005The audacity of hope: thoughts on reclaiming the American dream
Par Barack Obama. 2006
Brave new world revisited (Perennial Classics Ser.)
Par Aldous Huxley. 2000
Series of essays in which the author examines various threats to human freedom predicted in his 1930s satirical novel Brave…
New World (DB 47108). Discusses overpopulation, government propaganda, brainwashing, chemically induced as well as subconsciously suggested persuasion, and education, along with possible countermeasures. 1958Miracle in the Andes: 72 days on the mountain and my long trek home
Par Nando Parrado. 2006
A Uruguayan rugby player recounts surviving the 1972 plane crash that is remembered for causing acts of heroism and cannibalism.…
Discusses the physical perils of subzero weather, the group's reaction upon hearing that the rescue operation was called off, and the author's hike over the mountains for help. 2006Nature writer's account of hiking from his home in Vermont to New York's Adirondack Mountains. McKibben describes visits along the…
way with organic farmers, a vintner, a beekeeper, environmental studies students, and others who love nature. 2005The book of the year: a brief history of our seasonal holidays
Par Anthony F Aveni. 2003
Anthropology professor traces the origins and history of modern customs and traditions that are part of our annual seasonal calendar.…
Explains how various cultures, ancient festivals, and myths contributed to these observances and how they evolved as societal needs changed. 2003L'aventure de l'étonnement: une ouverture vers l'imaginaire (L'aventure)
Par Michel G Barette. 2023
L'étonnement. Le terme tirerait son origine du latin extonare : frapper de la foudre; puis du français du XIIIe siècle,…
estonement : brusque ébranlement moral, stupeur. Michel G. Barette rassemble, avec passion et érudition, des phénomènes, événements, réalisations ou concepts qui suscitent et nourrissent l'étonnement. Il s'intéresse aussi à l'effet que cet étonnement a sur nous et sur notre vie. Mythes, chamanisme, contes de fée, miracles, philosophie, religions, science-fiction, alchimie, mathématiques, médias... il puise des exemples dans le monde et l'Histoire. Et nous démontre que l'étonnement est la fente à travers laquelle l'humain entre dans la réalité, s'évade dans l'imaginaireGray areas: How the way we work perpetuates racism and what we can do to fix it
Par Adia Harvey Wingfield. 2023
A leading sociologist reveals why racial inequality persists in the workplace despite today's multi-billion-dollar diversity industry—and provides actional solutions for…
creating a truly equitable, multiracial future. Labor and race have shared a complex, interconnected history in America. For decades, key aspects of work—from getting a job to workplace norms to advancement and mobility—ignored and failed Black people. While explicit discrimination no longer occurs, and organizations make internal and public pledges to honor and achieve "diversity," inequities persist through what Adia Harvey Wingfield calls the "gray areas:" the relationships, networks, and cultural dynamics integral to companies that are now more important than ever. The reality is that Black employees are less likely to be hired, stall out at middle levels, and rarely progress to senior leadership positions. Wingfield has spent a decade examining inequality in the workplace, interviewing over two hundred Black subjects across professions about their work lives. In Gray Areas, she introduces seven of them: Alex, a worker in the gig economy Max, an emergency medicine doctor; Constance, a chemical engineer; Brian, a filmmaker; Amalia, a journalist; Darren, a corporate vice president; and Kevin, who works for a nonprofit. In this accessible and important antiracist work, Wingfield chronicles their experiences and blends them with history and surprising data that starkly show how old models of work are outdated and detrimental. She demonstrates the scope and breadth of gray areas and offers key insights and suggestions for how they can be fixed, including shifting hiring practices to include Black workers; rethinking organizational cultures to centralize Black employees' experience; and establishing pathways that move capable Black candidates into leadership roles. These reforms would create workplaces that reflect America's increasingly diverse population—professionals whose needs organizations today are ill-prepared to meet. It's time to prepare for a truly equitable, multiracial future and move our culture forward. To do so, we must address the gray areas in our workspaces today. This definitive work shows us howAmerican scholar of Middle Eastern Studies distills fifty years of research and experience into a concise overview of Iraqi history,…
providing insight into Iraqi conduct and culture under American occupation. Discusses possible outcomes for Iraq's economy, government, and internal administration depending on whether the United States continues occupation or withdraws. 2005With Billie
Par Julia Blackburn. 2005
Biography of jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915-1959) based on some 150 interviews with colleagues, boyfriends, and acquaintances conducted in the…
1970s by Linda Kuehl and concluded later by Blackburn. Covers Holiday's life from her rough Baltimore childhood to New York fame. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2005Mexifornia: a state of becoming
Par Victor Davis Hanson. 2003
Classics professor and fifth-generation California farmer cautions that illegal immigration will lead to social collapse in the American Southwest and…
calls for reforms. Decries the plight of Mexican laborers, their lack of assimilation, the drain on U.S. social services, and other problems generated by misguided political policies. 2003Booking passage: we Irish & Americans
Par Thomas Lynch. 2005
Essays relating the visits of American poet Thomas Lynch to the home of his ancestors in County Clare, Ireland, where,…
beginning in 1970, he became acquainted with his elderly cousins and their way of life. Lynch describes Irish people, politics, and traditions he's encountered over the past three decades. 2005Black like me
Par John Howard Griffin. 1996
White novelist's account of his six-week experiment in 1959 to learn firsthand what it was like to be a black…
man in the Deep South. After deliberately darkening his skin with chemicals, Griffin records his revealing and sometimes terrifying experiences with racism, inequality, and segregation. Strong language. 1960Celia: my life
Par Celia Cruz, Ana Cristina Reymundo. 2004
Autobiography by the Afro-Cuban singer, the "Queen of Salsa," who died in 2003. Reminisces about her upbringing and early career…
in Havana and her road to international success. Recalls her voluntary exile after Castro came to power, her long marriage, and associations with other musicians. Foreword by Maya Angelou. 2004The speckled people: Memoir Of A Half-irish Childhood
Par Hugo Hamilton. 2003
Troubled childhood recounted by a native of Ireland, whose Irish-nationalist father refused to allow him and his siblings to speak…
English and whose German mother had fled war-torn Europe. Depicts Hamilton's struggle for acceptance and reflects the links between culture, language, and identity. Some violence and some strong language. 2003Moi, je suis de Bouctouche: les racines bien ancrées
Par Donald J Savoie. 2009
« [...] Donald Savoie a grandi dans un petit village acadien et est devenu un auteur et un universitaire accompli.…
Ses livres ont eu un effet profond sur les politiques publiques du Canada et sur l'administration du pays. Moi, je suis de Bouctouche n'est pas seulement l'histoire de Savoie lui-même, mais aussi une histoire qui porte sur le Canada, le peuple acadien et l'évolution du Canada français [...] ». -- 4e de couvCe qui circule entre nous: donner, recevoir, rendre (La couleur des idées)
Par Jacques Godbout. 2007
"La pensée dominante assure que ce qui circule entre les hommes se définit essentiellement par l'échange marchand. Or le lien…
social n'est pas seulement fait de calculs et d'intérêts réciproques. Fondateur de la pensée libérale, Adam Smith l'avait pressenti il y a deux siècles, et avançait le concept de sympathie, puissant ressort de l'action humaine que les neurosciences mettent aujourd'hui en évidence. Plus tard, c'est Marcel Mauss qui posera les bases théoriques d'une véritable pensée du don. Sur le bénévolat, le don d'organes, certes ; mais aussi sur la famille, l'art, la justice et même, pourquoi pas, la rationalité instrumentale ; sur la théorie des jeux et l'analyse stratégique, que nous apprend aujourd'hui ce modèle du don ? [...] Le don fait appel à une multitude de "passions" : honneur, prestige, image de soi... En se bornant à étudier la seule circulation marchande, les théoriciens du libéralisme occultent tout un pan de la réalité sociale et contribuent, sans le vouloir, à la désespérance générale. Fruit de dix années de recherches, cet ouvrage, en s'intéressant aux échanges humains qui ne passent pas par le marché ou la redistribution publique, veut nous aider à mesurer les limites de la mondialisation marchande". -- 4e de couvLe bonheur de séduire, l'art de réussir: le savoir-vivre du XXIe siècle
Par Nadine De Rothschild. 2001
[...] Livre de référence sur le savoir-vivre, [dans lequel] Nadine de Rothschild livre mille secrets pour vivre heureux avec soi-même,…
en paix avec les autres et en accord avec le monde. -- 4e de couvDe geishas en mangas: chroniques du Japon d'aujourd'hui
Par Cyrille Vigneron. 2009
"Lorsqu'il découvre le Japon, Cyrille Vigneron a l'impression de débarquer sur la Lune. Tout y est différent : la nourriture,…
les sons, les gens... Le choc est tel que la rencontre va bousculer le cours de sa vie. Dans ce pays où se côtoient tradition ancestrale et modernité, il va finalement rester près de dix ans. Il nous fait partager sa fascination à travers ces chroniques où se mêlent sensations et réflexions. De la notion du temps à la nourriture, des labyrinthes de la langue et de la culture au monde des affaires, elles abordent tous les angles d'une civilisation étonnante avec l'oeil neuf d'un "citoyen du monde". Carnet de bord, témoignage, invitation au voyage : ce livre fournit des clés essentielles et insolites pour aborder un pays qui n'a pas fini de nous désorienter". -- 4e de couvDark harbor: building house and home on an enchanted island (Nation Bks.)
Par Ved Mehta. 2003
In this continuation of his Continents of Exile memoir series, Mehta, a blind writer, recounts his undertaking to build a…
house on a small Maine island in 1984 and the importance of this home in his marriage and family life. 2003